diff --git a/xos/configurations/common/xos_common_config b/xos/configurations/common/xos_common_config
index f7b335e..76ba747 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/common/xos_common_config
+++ b/xos/configurations/common/xos_common_config
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 images_directory=/opt/xos/images
 dependency_graph=/opt/xos/model-deps
 logfile=/var/log/xos_backend.log
+save_ansible_output=True
 
 [gui]
 disable_minidashboard=True
diff --git a/xos/xos/settings.py b/xos/xos/settings.py
index c8b0b07..8764b80 100644
--- a/xos/xos/settings.py
+++ b/xos/xos/settings.py
@@ -209,13 +209,23 @@
         }
     },
     'handlers': {
+        'file': {
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
+            'filename': '/var/log/django_debug.log',
+        },
         'mail_admins': {
             'level': 'ERROR',
             'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
             'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
-        }
+        },
     },
     'loggers': {
+        'django': {
+            'handlers': ['file'],
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'propagate': True,
+        },
         'django.request': {
             'handlers': ['mail_admins'],
             'level': 'ERROR',